basis of recordBanks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.[details]

Distribution North America; from northern Labrador to the Gulf States [details]

Reproduction Breeds from Newfoundland and Labrador to Alaska north to the limit of trees south to North Carolina, Texas, and California. Winters from the southern part of its Breeding range south through Mexico and Central America to Chile and Brazil in South America. [details]

Taxonomy Most common breeding sandpiper found in New Brunswick [details]